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Bethany

American  
[beth-uh-nee] / ˈbɛθ ə ni /

noun

  1. a village near Jerusalem, at the foot of the Mount of Olives.

  2. a city in central Oklahoma.

  3. a first name.


Bethany British  
/ ˈbɛθənɪ /

noun

  1. a village in the West Bank, near Jerusalem at the foot of the Mount of Olives: in the New Testament, the home of Lazarus and the lodging place of Jesus during Holy Week

"Collins English Dictionary — Complete & Unabridged" 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012

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Bethany Maxwell, technical officer at Gibraltar Botanic Gardens, added: "We know that primates eat soil especially to detoxify or for nutrient supplementation."

From Barron's • May 22, 2026

USC is the only university to host the exhibit and Fisher Museum has been carefully prepped to display the sensitive archives, said Bethany Montagano, museum director.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 24, 2026

It’s just their thing: Whenever Bethany and Nel connect, a volcano announces itself somewhere in the world.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 17, 2026

Like many doctors, Jenna Crosbie, a trainee GP in north Wales, would have been at a loss as to why a patient like Bethany Norman would refuse steroid creams.

From BBC • Apr. 10, 2026

But then I introduced him to Bethany, and he looked suddenly delighted.

From "A Very Large Expanse of Sea" by Tahereh Mafi

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